"Marion Weeks responded to the 1918 flu epidemic by donating her Congress Street home to the Diocese of Portland for a hospital, now Longfellow Commons"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Chellie Pingree:
"In 1984 Frances Peabody turned her grandsons death from AIDS into a personal crusade to bring AIDS awareness into the mainstream. She founded the Peabody House hospice and The AIDS Project (now the @PeabodyCtr) : Her home on Walker St built 1868"Read on Twitter
"Its #WomensHistoryMonth! Maine has no shortage of incredible and trailblazing women. Here are just a few, commemorated as part of @CityPortlands Womens History Trail "Read on Twitter
"The Abyssinian Meeting House in @CityPortland is a vital part of Black history and Maines cultural heritage. As a senior member of the House @AppropsDems committee, I proudly pushed for the $1.7 million to bring this nearly two-centuries-old historic site back to life." on March 12Read on Twitter
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